The UK younger-listeners station has been hustled into an urgent rebrand. From September it will be known as Magic Classical. Original, right? Fresh and attractive? Your call. Scala Radio hit a record low of 188,000 […]
Nordic Soundscapes: Sigfúsdóttir, Grieg, Sibelius Stephen Hough (piano); Johanna Eusanen (soprano); Tommi Hakala (baritone); YL Male Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Mathias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 26.09.2024 María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir Oceans (2018, London […]
The versatile German mezzo-soprano is midway through her second career as an opera and festival director. She has engagements until 2029 and has not completely given up thought of singing again, she says. The Lebrecht […]